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This idea is often associated with military formations, congregational gatherings, or the unification of people for a common purpose.<br><br><b>Military Formations:</b><br><br>In the context of warfare, the Bible frequently describes armies being massed together for battle. One notable example is found in the account of the Israelites' battles during their conquest of Canaan. In <a href="/joshua/11-4.htm">Joshua 11:4</a>, the text describes how various kings "came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great many horses and chariots." This imagery of massed forces underscores the formidable opposition faced by the Israelites and highlights God's deliverance and power in granting them victory.<br><br>Similarly, in <a href="/1_samuel/17.htm">1 Samuel 17:1</a>, the Philistines are described as gathering their forces for war against Israel, leading to the famous encounter between David and Goliath. The massing of troops in these narratives serves to set the stage for divine intervention and the demonstration of God's sovereignty over the nations.<br><br><b>Congregational Gatherings:</b><br><br>The concept of massed gatherings is also evident in the religious and communal life of Israel. The Israelites were commanded to assemble for various feasts and holy convocations. In <a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">Leviticus 23</a>, God outlines the appointed festivals, during which the people were to gather in large numbers to worship and celebrate. These gatherings were not only acts of obedience but also opportunities for communal worship and reaffirmation of their covenant relationship with God.<br><br>In the New Testament, the early church is depicted as gathering in large numbers for teaching, fellowship, and prayer. <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46-47</a> describes the believers as meeting together daily in the temple courts and breaking bread in their homes, resulting in the Lord adding to their number daily those who were being saved. This massing of believers reflects the growth and unity of the early Christian community.<br><br><b>Unification for a Common Purpose:</b><br><br>The Bible also records instances where people massed together for a common purpose, whether righteous or rebellious. In <a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>, humanity united to build the Tower of Babel, an act of defiance against God's command to fill the earth. This massing of people for a prideful endeavor resulted in God confusing their language and scattering them across the earth.<br><br>Conversely, in <a href="/nehemiah/8.htm">Nehemiah 8:1-3</a>, the Israelites gathered as one man in the square before the Water Gate to hear the reading of the Law. This massed assembly marked a significant moment of spiritual renewal and recommitment to God's Word.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b><br><br>While the term "massed" itself is not explicitly used in the Bible, the concept is woven throughout the biblical narrative, illustrating themes of divine intervention, communal worship, and the consequences of human unity, whether for good or ill. These gatherings, whether for battle, worship, or other purposes, serve as reminders of God's presence and authority in the lives of His people.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Mass.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4390.htm"><span class="l">4390. male -- to be full, to fill</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), fulfill (6), fulfilled (10), full (37), fullness (1), fully (8), gave in full<br> (1), given fully (1), gratified (1), live (1), <b>massed</b> (1), messengers (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4390.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/the_springing_of_the_great.htm"><span class="l">The Springing of the Great Light</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of the verb 'saw.' There is something very impressive in that long-drawn-out<br> accumulation of geographical names, and in their being all <b>massed</b> in the one sad <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the springing of the great.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_the_pallium/chapter_v_virtues_of_the_mantle.htm"><span class="l">Virtues of the Mantle. It Pleads in Its Own Defence.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and then to reduce them to a more finished elegance, and to assign to the guardianship<br> of the stretchers [62] the whole figment of the <b>massed</b> boss; subsequently <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/on the pallium/chapter v virtues of the mantle.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_the_veiling_of_virgins/chapter_vii_of_the_reasons_assigned.htm"><span class="l">Of the Reasons Assigned by the Apostle for Bidding Women to be <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> of course it is most of all to a virgin that this is a distinction; for their very<br> adornment properly consists in this, that, by being <b>massed</b> together upon the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/on the veiling of virgins/chapter vii of the reasons assigned.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacheller/vergilius/chapter_22_it_was_a.htm"><span class="l">It was a Clear Morning and the Tenth Day Before the Kalends of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> In a little time the cohort was on its way to Jerusalem. Arriving, it <b>massed</b> in<br> front of the royal palace. Vergilius repaired to the king's chamber. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 22 it was a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacheller/vergilius/chapter_24_the_festival_of.htm"><span class="l">The Festival of Games, in Honor of Augustus, were About to Begin <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Circles were closely <b>massed</b> around the base of the fountain. They stood<br> in silence, all looking down. The old king surveyed them. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 24 the festival of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/select_masterpieces_of_biblical_literature/introduction.htm"><span class="l">Introduction</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the fully formed nation to the land of promise; this is the period of constitutional<br> development, and in this part of the history we find <b>massed</b> together the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/introduction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_i/the_lake_and_the_river.htm"><span class="l">The Lake and the River</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the people in India, I should not mean by that that I had any feeling about any<br> individual soul of all those dusky millions, but only that I <b>massed</b> them all <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the lake and the river.htm</font><p><a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_xviii_the_emperor_and.htm"><span class="l">The Emperor and Empress</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [8] Between and behind them were <b>massed</b> a number of courtiers in all the ranks of<br> Byzantine officialism"perfectissimi, egregii, illustres, and spectabiles. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xviii the emperor and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/the_river_of_life.htm"><span class="l">The River of Life</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Another thought connected with this source of the river of life is that all the<br> blessings which, <b>massed</b> together, are included in that one word 'salvation <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the river of life.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/sight_and_blindness.htm"><span class="l">Sight and Blindness</span></a> <br><b>...</b> dashes across the border on undefended places; and time after time he found himself<br> out in his calculations, and troops enough to beat him off <b>massed</b> where he <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/sight and blindness.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/m/massed.htm"><span class="l"><b>Massed</b> (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Massed</b> (6 Occurrences). <b>...</b> (See NAS). Psalms 78:13 The sea was cut in two so that they<br> might go through; the waters were <b>massed</b> together on this side and on that. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/massed.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/massah.htm"><span class="l">Massah (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/massah.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/waves.htm"><span class="l">Waves (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 15:8 By your breath the waves were <b>massed</b> together, the flowing waters were<br> lifted up like a pillar; the deep waters became solid in the heart of the sea <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/waves.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flowing.htm"><span class="l">Flowing (123 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 15:8 By your breath the waves were <b>massed</b> together, the flowing waters were<br> lifted up like a pillar; the deep waters became solid in the heart of the sea <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flowing.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dense.htm"><span class="l">Dense (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (a.) Having the constituent parts <b>massed</b> or crowded together; close; compact;<br> thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dense.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/masseiah.htm"><span class="l">Masseiah (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/masseiah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ablaze.htm"><span class="l">Ablaze (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 30:33 For a place of fire has long been ready; yes, it has been made ready<br> for the king; he has made it deep and wide: it is <b>massed</b> with fire and much <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ablaze.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/afire.htm"><span class="l">Afire (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 30:33 For a place of fire has long been ready; yes, it has been made ready<br> for the king; he has made it deep and wide: it is <b>massed</b> with fire and much <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/afire.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/store.htm"><span class="l">Store (134 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (vt) That which is accumulated, or <b>massed</b> together; a source from which supplies<br> may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/store.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/solid.htm"><span class="l">Solid (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exodus 15:8 By your breath the waves were <b>massed</b> together, the flowing waters were<br> lifted up like a pillar; the deep waters became solid in the heart of the sea <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/solid.htm - 12k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/massed.htm">Massed: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Massed (6 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8</a></span><br />By your breath the waves were <span class="boldtext">massed</span> together, the flowing waters were lifted up like a pillar; the deep waters became solid in the heart of the sea.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10</a></span><br />Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Psalms 78:13</a></span><br />The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were <span class="boldtext">massed</span> together on this side and on that. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a></span><br />For a place of fire has long been ready; yes, it has been made ready for the king; he has made it deep and wide: it is <span class="boldtext">massed</span> with fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of fire, puts a light to it.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Jeremiah 51:27</a></span><br />Let a flag be lifted up in the land, let the horn be sounded among the nations, make the nations ready against her; get the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz together against her, make ready a scribe against her; let the horses come up against her like <span class="boldtext">massed</span> locusts.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/14-14.htm">Zechariah 14:14</a></span><br />And even Judah will be fighting against Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the nations round about will be <span class="boldtext">massed</span> together, a great store of gold and silver and clothing.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/m/massed.htm">Massed</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/massed.htm">Massed (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/masses.htm">Masses (20 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/inspector.htm">Inspector (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/troops.htm">Troops (92 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/m/massah--an_encampment_of_the_israelites.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Massah: An Encampment of the Israelites"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Massah: An Encampment of the Israelites" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/m/masseiah.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Masseiah"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Masseiah" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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